as in ignorance
a state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations
for two weeks each year the stressed-out couple enjoy the blissful oblivion that comes with a vacation at the beach
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Maybe, these shows suggest, male supremacy can’t be voted out of office or reformed into oblivion.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
And change can suck organizations and people into oblivion.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The sun, a blazing marshmallow moments before, began to sink into oblivion in the west and the night creatures began their nightly orchestra.
—Curtis Varnell, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024
His movies are built around yearning characters who follow their urges into oblivion.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
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Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
And change can suck organizations and people into oblivion.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The sun, a blazing marshmallow moments before, began to sink into oblivion in the west and the night creatures began their nightly orchestra.
—Curtis Varnell, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024
His movies are built around yearning characters who follow their urges into oblivion.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Oblivion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblivion. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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